Undergraduate students concentrating in participating departments will be able to apply for Internship Milestone Credit beginning in summer 2020. This curricular change was approved the Committee on the Course of Study in the fall, following review of the recommendations of the Working Group on Internships and the Undergraduate Curriculum.
The Internship Milestone is an opportunity for students to receive academic credit for certain summer internship experiences, which would be recorded on their transcript. Although the Milestone conveys academic credit, it does not convey course credit, and so the Milestone does not replace any departmental or graduation requirements.
Departments approve the credit, so a student’s department must decide to make the Milestone available to students whose internships meet the requirements: the internship must be least six weeks in length, and the experience must be directly related to the student’s concentration.
The Milestone is optional for both students and departments. However, students whose employers require academic credit as a condition of the internship, as well as international students who wish to apply for Curricular Practical Training, must apply for Milestone Credit.
The Office of the Dean of the College has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions for students and and a separate list of Frequently Asked Questions for departments about the Internship Milestone Credit. Students in participating departments may submit an application for Milestone Credit using this form on the Registrar's website. Additional questions should be directed to Associate Dean of the College Rebekah Peeples.